Kyiv vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$367
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$6776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
690K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 75% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6536th and 96th ($760 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Ukraine and the United States, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4566th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Washington

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Kyiv Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$28279

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Washington

Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846